Machiko Watanabe (渡辺真知子; born 23 October 1956) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.[1][2]
Machiko Watanabe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1956 |
| Website | https://kamome-music.com/ |
Biography
editAs a schoolgirl, she won an audition for Takeshi Terauchi in Kannai, Yokohama, but was advised that she finish secondary school before starting a musical career.[3]
As a freshman at Senzoku Gakuen Junior College, she won a special prize at the Yamaha Popular Song Contest.[1] Overall, she participated in the contest four times, two years in a row in spring and summer.[3]
At the age of 21, in November 1977, she debuted with the single "Mayoimichi" (迷い道; "Wandering Road")[4] that made her famous virtually overnight and would sell 800,000 copies.[3] She continued with the hits "Kamome ga Tonda Hi" (かもめが翔んだ日; "The Day the Seagull Flew Away") and "Blue" (ブルー).
 "Kamome ga Tonda Hi" on YouTube |
"Kamome ga Tonda Hi" earned her the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist[5] in 1978.[citation needed] Another of her most famous songs is "Kuchibiru yo, Atsuku Kimi o Katare" (唇よ、熱く君を語れ)[5] from 1980.
References
edit- 1 2 "歌手・渡辺真知子 導かれた自分の進むべき〝航路〟 中島みゆきの仕事ぶりを目の当たり…「才能やパワーは破格」". 2023-07-21.
- ↑ "渡辺真知子「大悲恋の曲を元気一杯で歌った『かもめが翔んだ日』」". Smart FLASH/スマフラ[光文社週刊誌].
- 1 2 3 "未来のノーベル賞科学者を導いたデビュー曲～渡辺真知子さん". TBS Radio. 2022-08-21.
"渡辺真知子「夜会の1曲は45周年の集大成」". Excite News (エキサイトニュース). - ↑ "【ぴいぷる】渡辺真知子、留学で吹っ切れた「歌うこと苦しかったときもあったけど、今は楽しい」 キャリア４０年は山あり谷あり（1/3ページ）". zakⅡ.
- 1 2 "「アイドルグループ大物プロデューサーの申し出も断った？渡辺真知子が自分で歩く理由」". AERA DIGITAL（アエラデジタル）.
"需要がなくなった…ヒットメーカー渡辺真知子、30代でアリゾナへ飛ぶ直前に何が？". AERA DIGITAL（アエラデジタル）.